Voting-machine construction.



- G.P.GURREY. VOTING MACHINE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 24,1908.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

'- Witnesses Invenlor I *nnirnn orsios.

. V ING'MAGHINE COMPANY, TQPEKA, KANSAS, A CORPORATIONYOF KANSAS.

, VOTING-MACI-IINE CONSTRUQTION;

Specification of Letters Patent.

and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in VotingMachine Construction, of which the following is-aspecification.

"M invent-ion relates-to votin machines having a series of parallel shafts extending through two or more partitions, and on which shafts are lnounted various" devices such as looking dogs, lockmgpms, etc.; and llrlS' the ob ect"of my inventionto provide a 1 simple and efiicient method of construction whereby these mounted. devices may be placed on'the shafts and the shafts then mounted in the frame, and whereby any or all of said shaftsmay be removed with such devices thereon. j

In the drawings accompanying andforming part of this specification, and in the de scription of the drawilngs, 'I- have shown my invention in its'preferred,forni,"andhave parts of a voting machine immediately com. oernedin my present invention. Fig.= 2 is r artitioi1s,- with sectional views of the shaft shown thev best mode proportions, and materials, the transposilent members may be resorted to within the scope of the a )pended claim without departing from he spirit of the invention.

Figure'l is a view from the front, of the a side elevation of 'o'ne' of the x s, shown approximately through the line 2 of Fig. 1, the parts being partly broken away. Fig.

.3 is a sectional view of part of the locking rod approximately through the line 3 of Fig. 2. e

Similar reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views. r r

4:, 4 vmay represent two adjacent pa'rti-. tions of a voting. machine frame through which the series of parallel shafts- 5, 5 would normally pass andin 1 which they would normally have their bearings; but which of applying the prin-' ciples' thereof; but obvious changes in form,

with my present, invention may be as herein descrlbed'. Secured to each partltlon- 1s 'a plate 6 having a series of slots 7, 7 corresponding to saidshafts, said slots being open at the forward. ends and forming a hearing at their inner ends for the respec- ,tive shafts. In the'hottom of each slot is Between theshafts and the forward ends of the slots is a locking rod ing in said notch as shown in the drawings. 'Ihe'plate (5 may be made integrally with the partition 4, but preferably the said plate is a separate piece attached to the partition by any suitable means. In assembling, the plates may be attached to the partitions the various mountings for each shaft may be applied and secured thereonbefore the shafts are put in the. machine. Each shaft may then be put in its proper row of slots, and whens-ll the shafts are put in the lockingrod 7 may beapplied and pressed down firmly inplace being held in place either by 'fitting. friotionally tight or byany other suitable means. To remove any or all the shafts, it is only necessary to remove the.

lociiing ro'd, ivhen the shaft or shafts with all the mountings may be removed.

What I claim is; In voting machines, the comblnationwlth a frame havln a series of partitions and a Patented Nov. 2, 1 909.

CHABLES FREMSIIT CURREY, 0F TOPEKA, KANSASSL ASSICGNOR TQ THE KANSAS VO'I 7, from which is-pressed a lug or hook 9 corresponding-to each notch 10 and engagseries of para lei shafts extending crosswise of the partitions, of a series of plates secured to the partitions respectively, each fplate havinga series or horizontal slots open atone end and forming a bearing for a shaft at the other end with a notch at one side of each slot, and a locking rod foreach plate to lock the shafts in the bearings and comprising a rod with .a series'of bent-over integral lugs engaging the respective notches. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of subscribing witnesses.

' CHARLES FREMONT SURREY.

Witnesses:

,JNo. A. Home HAZEL D. RICHARDSON. 

